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We’re Only Human 56: How Delta Airlines Designs its Candidate Experience
One of the negative consequences of today’s talent acquisition processes is that we have so many more candidates that don’t get picked for open jobs. With one-click apply, the availability of job boards, and other technologies to lower the friction of applying for jobs, employers have more candidates than ever flowing through their applications. This…
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5 Tips on How to Organize Your Remote HR Team
Have you ever wondered of going partly or fully remote? While there are certain indisputable benefits associated with hiring remote employees, they will also come at a cost with a set of their own unique challenges. The biggest challenge of all is that of managing a remote team. Hereinbelow, we’ll address the common differences between…
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We’re Only Human 55:The HR Leader’s First Year on the Job
Leading an HR team is a complex series of tasks. Not only are you driving value for the business and caring for the employees, but you’re also running a team of HR pros dedicated to improving the organization as well. Stepping into any new position can be a challenge, and taking on a role as…
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HR Strategy: How to Work ON Your Department, Not Just IN Your Department
One of the challenges with HR strategy and strategic HR is that it’s often talked about in vague terms, which means it isn’t always easy to understand for some individuals. There’s a great metaphor for this concept in the world of entrepreneurship put forth decades ago in The E-Myth by Michael Gerber. Here’s the core…
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An Open Letter to HR on Policies, Regulating, and Training (10 years later)
Ten years ago I started this blog. One of my earliest posts was about the critical importance of treating people like adults and training for the attitudes and behaviors we want, not just those we don’t want. Is it still true today? You decide. AKA An open letter to HR professionals who think it’s a…
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How to Hire Your First HR Staff Member (and who NOT to hire)
Last week I had a great conversation with a $10M startup company about how to make their first HR hire, and I thought those ideas would be worth sharing here. Many of you are already HR leaders at your own firms, but you probably haven’t given much thought to this idea of starting up an…
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We’re Only Human 54: Forecasting The Future Jobs of HR and Recruiting
If you could look out into the future and predict how HR and talent acquisition jobs might change in the next few years, what would you expect? Robots? AI? Something else? In today’s short monologue, Ben talks about some of the jobs he expects to see as more automation hits the HR function, from candidate…
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